A Minnesota man allegedly faked his own death by putting his clothes and ID on a dead body to collect $2 million

Igor Vorotinov, 54, is accused of faking his own death in Moldova to collect a $2 million life insurance policy in Minnesota seven years ago.

Vorotinov was arrested last month in Moldova and extradited to the United States on a mail fraud charge after investigators spent years trying to coax him back to the US.

An investigation into Vorotinov’s death was launched after an FBI agent received a tip that it may have been staged.

Vorotinov allegedly put his clothes and ID on a dead body before placing the corpse along a road in Moldova, and his ex-wife then identified the body as Vorontinov.

A Minnesota man accused of faking his own death to collect a $2 million life insurance policy allegedly put his clothes and ID on a dead body before placing the corpse along a road in Moldova, a judge’s detention order has revealed.

In a hearing in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Igor Vorotinov, 54, was deemed a flight risk and his request to be released from jail ahead of his pending trial was denied.

US Magistrate Judge Katherine M. Menendez said Vorotinov had showed „substantial resourcefulness and cunning“ when he faked his own death in Eastern Europe seven years ago, according to the Star-Tribune.

Vorotinov was arrested last month in Moldova and extradited to the United States, three years after being indicted on one count of mail fraud.

He has since pleaded not guilty and is in jail awaiting the start of his trial on January 28.

Prosecutors say the money was then transferred to the couple’s son and into accounts in Switzerland and Moldova which were shared by the Vorotinovs.

An investigation into Vorotinov was launched in 2013 after an FBI agent in Minnesota received a tip that his death may have been staged.

Later that year, his son, Alkon Vorotinov, was stopped by Customs and Border Protection in Detroit when returning from a trip to Moldova. Investigators found photos of his father from that year on his computer, showing that he was still alive.

It still remains unclear who the corpse used in the alleged scheme belonged to.